Miner
| Miner | |
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| Properties | |
| Type | Machine |
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| Stackable | Yes (64)
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| Technical Details | |
| UU Cost | {{{uu_cost}}} |
| First appearance | ? |
| ID | IC2:{{{id}}} |
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This. is lazy man's answer to mining HAYO. Now you can spend all your time on blackjack and hookers while this baby work for free*!
- not including trade union fees!
Requirements[edit]
To run the Automated Miner you dont need any agreement with trade union, only tools (drill, scaner and pipes) and --food-- EU, slavery HAYO.
Miner is t1 machine without support of upgrades, only 32 EU\p allowed.
Optional[edit]
Pump: Pump with Empty Cell | To collect source water blocks that get in the way of mining, and to clear + store lava in a stackable container. Dont forget to atttach chest to pump, or it will drop filled cells to ground. Without pump (and sometimes with it) on hitting any lequid miner will stuck.
Operation[edit]
To use mine insert tools into slots and provide power, it will work by it's own.
The miner will consume the pipes to dig down extracting ore it finds in its scan range(See Scanning Range section).
Any ore found will be brought up and ejected onto the surface next to the miner. Placing a chest next to the miner will result in the ore being stored in it instead.
Once the miner has finished you can retract the pipes by removing the Drill bit. Also you may place blocks (Dirt etc.) in the pipe slot to fill in the shaft when it retracts.
An easy method of efficiently mining with the Automated Miner is to dig down to the upper level of the strata containing the ore you are seeking. Dig through a tunnel until you find a scan result you are happy with and set up the Miner. For power, consider using a Geothermal Generator, as you are likely to be relatively deep and hauling buckets of Lava is an energy efficient means to power the Miner.
Scanning range[edit]
A miner with an OD Scanner mines all ore in a 5x5 block area around it.
However a miner with an OV Scanner mines all ore in a massive 9x9 block area!
Liquids[edit]
If the miner hits water or lava while tunneling it will stop unless they are cleared.
Alternatively if you place a Pump next to the miner (filled with empty cells) it will extract the liquids for you, storing the lava in the cells for power generation!
Recipe[edit]
Energy Costs[edit]
Rough power costs for one operation:
Mining Drill: ~450-470 EU
Diamond Drill: ~880-900 EU
OD Scanner: ~65-75 EU
OV Scanner: ~165-190 EU
So the cost to drill down 1 level with a Mining Drill + OD Scanner is ~460+~70 = 530
And the cost to drill down 1 level with a Diamond Drill + OD Scanner is ~890+~70 = 960
Diamond Drills are far more expensive but far faster. ~4 times as fast.
EU/Tick:
A miner with a Mining Drill and OD Scanner will use ~2-3 EU/t.
A miner with a Diamond Drill and OV Scanner will use ~20-24 EU/t due to the higher cost per tool and faster mining speed.
Other Notes[edit]
Miners can not mine through items like torches, redstone wiring etc.
Sought after blocks are controlled in the .minecraft/config/IC2.cfg file on the line start with valuableOres=, if you want to add blocks from other mods the list is a comma separated set of blocks following this pattern: blockID-Damage:ScannerValue, ; when the damage value is not specified all possible values match. [1]
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